A PLAYING field, which was exposed to vandals, has had emergency repairs carried out to its fencing days after T he Chronicle highlighted the problem.

Cllr Reggie Jones was furious that damaged fencing along King George playing fields in Blacon had not been repaired despite his continued efforts.

This week Cllr Jones said: 'Thanks to The Chronicle for highlighting the matter but it shouldn't take the Press to get matters like a fallen fence, which everyone can see, sorted out.

'We have been operating neighbourhood walkabouts with varying degrees of success and failure.'

Chester City Housing Trust, the police, Chester City Council and Cheshire County Council have all signed up to a Cleaner, Safer Greener agenda, but, he says, issues such as this show that the system needs to be tightened up.

At a Blacon Neighbourhood Pathfinder board meeting this week residents and management tried to form a series of binding agreements with these agencies

They discussed:

* getting more walkabouts

* getting people to know who is responsible for specific jobs

* getting time scales agreed to resolve jobs

* getting agencies to report back on action they have taken

Cllr Jones said: 'The mind set has got to change and the current attitude is unacceptable in the future.'